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(88) Date of publication A3: 08.08.2019 (43) Date of publication: 07.10.2020 Bulletin 2020/41 (21) Application number: 18882357.9 (22) Date of filing: 20.11.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 34/30(2016.01) A61B 17/00(2006.01) A61B 17/29(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/061916 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/108437 (06.06.2019 Gazette 2019/23)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 29.11.2017 US 201762592382 P (71) Applicant: Covidien LP Mansfield, MA 02048 (US)	(72) Inventors: SEOW, Chi min New Haven, Connecticut 06511 (US) ZEMLOK, Michael Prospect, Connecticut 06712 (US) KAPADIA, Jaimeen Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (US) (74) Representative: Maschio, Antonio  Maschio & Soames IP Limited 30 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2EW Southampton SO15 2EW (GB)